When we arrived at Darren's house, a woman wearing gloves, a hood, and even gauze covering her eyes opened the door.
Darren said happily, "Hena, the wizard is here."
Hena seemed a little nervous: "Witch... Wizard."
Odis said, "Let me see what's going on."
Hena hesitated, but Darren said, "Have you forgotten the Mark family's child? His strange illness was cured by this wizard."
Hena only took off the wig after being encouraged by her husband.
Even Odis, who had witnessed many strange things, was stunned by what he saw.
Before him appeared a skull, without muscles, without skin, nothing but white bones, with two empty holes for the eyes and stark white teeth for the mouth.
Darren, standing to the side, took a deep breath, trying to hide his unease: "By the goddess above, even the muscles are gone."
Odiston paused for a second or two before remembering to activate the "Eye of Secrets".
What struck him as odd was that Haina's spirit was perfectly normal; aside from some fear and anxiety, she showed no other unusual emotions.
Moreover, judging from the various orbs of light, He is relatively healthy.
Even above her head, there was a shimmering light, a sign that she was about to have good luck.
As Odis closed the "Eye of Secrets," he thought to himself: This is rather strange.
Generally speaking, when a person undergoes such a drastic change, it is either because they have been cursed or have been subjected to extraordinary corruption.
In either case, the "eye of mystery" can provide some clues.
Odis thought for a moment and asked, "Let's talk about the customer you served three days ago."
"There are two people in total, right? A lady and a personal maid?"
The skull in front of him nodded slightly: "Yes."
Odis asked, "Is there anything special about their clothes and accessories?"
Hena thought for a moment and said, "That lady was wearing a uniquely designed ring with a sapphire inlaid on her hand."
"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but that ring seems to be glowing."
Odis gently pinched his forehead; it sounded like the problem was with the ring.
However, it's still necessary to understand what type of ability the other party is using before taking the next step.
Otherwise, if we act rashly, it will be difficult to determine what measures to take to help henna recover.
Odis took a deep breath. Now he could only use the process of elimination. He first took out a glass bottle with a yellow cap, then took out a piece of paper and poured some golden powder onto the paper.
Then Odis said, "Take off your gloves and touch these powders."
Hena obediently took off her gloves, and Odis saw a hand with a complete skeleton, or rather, only skeleton.
The fingers of this hand gently bent, touching the golden powder.
Odis grunted, "Alright."
This proves that the other party is not an undead creature, otherwise it would have experienced a very painful reaction as soon as it touched these powders.
Odis poured off the golden powder on the paper, then poured on some transparent powder and let Hina touch it again.
There was no reaction, which means it's not some strange disease.
I tried seven different powders, but henna didn't produce any strong reactions.
Just when Darren and his wife were about to despair, Odis noticed something and reached out his hand, saying, "Touch my palm with your fingers."
Haina hesitated for a moment, but did as she was told.
Odis felt no hardness from the bones; it felt as if a normal hand was touching her.
Moreover, Odis felt the touch when there was still a slight distance between the bone of that hand and Odis's palm.
This made Odis suddenly smile and say, "I fell into a misconception from the very beginning."
The above findings prove that henna's muscles and skin are still there, they are just not visible.
It doesn't mean that the muscles and skin have completely disappeared for some reason.
Odis sat down in a chair and said to Darren and his wife, "I've found some clues. Please don't disturb me yet; let me think about it."
The Darrens were somewhat surprised and stood there, not daring to move.
As Odis pondered, he slowly took out his pipe, filled it with tobacco, rubbed it between his thumb and forefinger to create a small flame, and lit the pipe.
The Darrens exchanged a glance, but they couldn't discern Hena's expression. Darren initially showed surprise, but quickly breathed a sigh of relief, seemingly seeing hope in this "witchcraft" trick.
Odis had only been pondering for a few minutes, and hadn't even finished smoking his pipe, when a little girl of about six or seven years old peeked in and opened the door.
Darren quickly said, "Annie, come here quickly, don't disturb the wizard's thinking."
Hena quickly hid in the inner room to put on gloves and a hood.
The little girl curiously looked at the wizard sitting in the chair, then cautiously approached her father and whispered, "I met Reverend Tony."
Darren immediately became nervous: "You...you're not saying anything inappropriate, are you?"
"No...no," the little girl stammered.
Odis reached out and extinguished the tobacco in his pipe, then smiled at the little girl and said, "But you still revealed your mother's special nature, didn't you?"
The little girl nodded in surprise.
Darren was taken aback for a moment, then quickly squatted down and asked, "What did you say?"
"Pastor Tony asked me why we didn't go to church on Sunday?" The little girl said, "I said my mom was sick and couldn't go."
Darren nodded; this was the line he had taught his daughter.
The little girl, Annie, continued, "Pastor Tony asked me what illness I had. I said I didn't know."
"He asked me again if I was coughing or if something hurt. I said I felt unwell all over..."
The subsequent questions and answers went further and further beyond Anne's "scope of answers," and finally, after receiving the reply that "her skin had become somewhat transparent," Pastor Tony immediately returned to the church.
Darren got up and went to the window. Seeing that the church members hadn't arrived yet, he asked Odis, "Wizard? What should we do now?"
"Don't rush," Odis countered, "What are your family's beliefs?"
"Goddess of the Night".
Odis nodded: "The next steps will require the help of the church, so it would be good if they could come."
Then he added, "Let Haina come out again; I have some questions to ask her."
Henna had already put on her gloves and hood.
Odis said, "Try to recall as many details as possible about that lady. Did she have any identification? What were the characteristics of her carriage? Or was there anything else strange about it?"
Hena thought for a moment before saying, "Well, after that lady left, I found a note on the ground."
"Bring it here quickly," Odis said immediately.
"There was only an address on it," Haina said helplessly. "I saw it was useless, so I threw it away."
Odis pressed further, "What's the address?"
"I...I forgot." Haina didn't take it seriously at the time; she just glanced at it and threw it away.
Odis took out the spiritual materials and pen he carried with him and quickly drew a magic circle on the ground. Then he said to Haina, "Stand in here and put your feet in these two positions."
After Haina stood in the designated spot, Odis took out a piece of paper and a pen, first laying the paper on the table.
Then Odis, holding a pen in one hand, extended his other hand to Hena and said, "Put your hand in mine... Let the child go out first, take off his gloves, and put his real hand in mine."
Darren told Annie to go out and play a little longer. After the child left, Hena took off her gloves again and touched Odis's palm with her fingers.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Odis added, "Start to recall what the lady looked like, and the scene when you found the note. Don't have any distracting thoughts, just think it through carefully."
Odis stepped on a symbol of the magic circle and infused it with spirituality. Then he closed his eyes and focused on feeling the emanation of Henna's thoughts.
The magic circle he just drew is the "mind magic circle" that the "wisdom helmet" used before, but it is his improved version of the "mind magic circle".
With the help of this magic circle, Odis was able to use "meditation" to spiritually connect with Hina's mind and obtain relevant information.
Otherwise, ritual magic must be used to "communicate with spirits".
But Odis was no longer inclined to ask any gods for power.
Time seemed to stand still. Hena was concentrating on recalling the events. Odis had one hand touching Hena's and the other holding a pen. The two of them, one standing and one sitting, remained motionless.
Suddenly, Odis opened his eyes, and Darren was surprised to find that the wizard now only had the whites of his eyes, but no pupils.
The moment he opened his eyes, his hand holding the pen immediately moved, like a printer, drawing a clear portrait from top to bottom in a few seconds, and writing down information such as hair color and pupil color.
Finally, in the lower left corner of the paper, an address was written: No. 172 Hailin Avenue.
Odis took a deep breath, closed his eyes again, and when he opened them again, his eyes had returned to normal: "Okay, that's enough."
Hina stopped reminiscing, withdrew her hand, and put her gloves back on.
Only then did she see the portrait drawn by Odis: "Good heavens, it's this lady."
Darren complimented from the side, "The wizard's magic is truly amazing!"
Odis waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing.
He glanced at the portrait. It was of a very beautiful woman with long black hair and narrow eyes. Her individual features were not particularly outstanding, but together they created a very sweet look.
Having had his previous experience at the suburban castle, Odis could tell at a glance that this woman was suspicious.
This is a spiritual judgment. Anyone who has seen a "witch" will notice the difference between her appearance and that of a real beauty when they see another "witch".
Odis couldn't explain this difference either. If she had to say, it was that everything on their faces seemed to be growing in a "beautiful direction," as if there were no flaws at all.
If one has a strong spiritual awareness and has seen a "witch," one will realize that this is somewhat unnatural.
The woman before me is just like that; no matter who you show this portrait to, they will all say she is beautiful.
That's the problem, because very few people can fit everyone's aesthetic standards.
As for that address, Odis frowned; it was on the same street as her "home"!
Fortunately, my home is in the middle of the street, while this address is at one end of the street.
With these clues, Odis smiled and said, "Alright, let's wait a moment."
Once the official extraordinary individuals arrive, they will arrest the people.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Odis saw through the window that a carriage with the "Black Night Emblem" had arrived outside, and three policemen got out of it.
One of them was an acquaintance: Captain Carl.
In a previous joint operation between "Mechanical Heart" and "Night Watchers," this "Night Watchers" squad leader served as a liaison between the two official Extraordinary organizations.
Odis had accompanied him and Captain Ikonser to the traps they had set for the "Rose School" and had translated the "Ancient Dragon Script".
What Odis didn't know was that Captain Karl had once helped Lelouch hide important clues.
Captain Carl soon knocked on the door. Darren and his wife stood together, arm in arm, looking very nervous and reluctant to open the door.
Odis calmly got up and opened the door: "Hello, Captain Karl."
Captain Carl and his two teammates remained on guard. Carl asked, "Who are you?"
"You've forgotten, I once translated 'Ancient Dragon Script' for you," Odis immediately introduced himself.
Karl looked somewhat bewildered.
Odis was taken aback: This guy hasn't forgotten, has he?
Odis explained that "poor memory" was a "characteristic" of the "Insomniacs": "Intelligence personnel of the 'Mechanical Heart'."
Carl frowned: "When did you...?"
...You've grown a beard?
Odis laughed and said, "I'm conducting some investigations."
Carl didn't ask any more questions, but instead looked at the Darrens in the room.
He said, "As is customary, this case is handled by us."
"Of course I know," Odis smiled. "But I've basically figured out what happened and found the prisoner's address, so I don't think it's necessary to do the same thing again."
To Odis's surprise, Karl said, "Let's investigate ourselves."
This surprised Odis. When she met the captain of the "Night Watch" before, she did not feel that he was a stubborn and unapproachable person.
But since they had said that, Odis had no choice but to step aside: "Please. Well, it's best not to frighten them."
At Karl and the others' request, Hena removed her hood again.
Upon seeing the skeleton in front of them, one of the team members almost drew his gun and fired a "purification bullet".
Odis sat to the side, quietly watching the Night Watch team's investigation.
He glanced again at the portrait on the table and suddenly felt something was amiss: Captain Karl, who wasn't particularly difficult to get along with and knew he was an informant for "Mechanical Heart," why had his personality suddenly changed, insisting on investigating him himself? This woman…
At that moment, Hena was answering the Night Watchman's question, and was talking about the lady's characteristics, including the jeweled ring.
Odis suddenly put these things together and got an amazing answer!